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fic: Bohemian Rhapsody (5c/?)
Title: Bohemian Rhapsody (5c/?)
Author: elirwen
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin, Gwen/Lance, Morgana/Leon, Gwaine/Elena
Rating: PG for this chapter (will be NC-17)
Genre: high school AU
Word Count (this chapter): 1548
Beta: none
Warnings: none for this part
Notes: None of the pics in this entry are mine.
Author: elirwen
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin, Gwen/Lance, Morgana/Leon, Gwaine/Elena
Rating: PG for this chapter (will be NC-17)
Genre: high school AU
Word Count (this chapter): 1548
Beta: none
Warnings: none for this part
Notes: None of the pics in this entry are mine.
Summary: Two weeks in Czech Republic, two oblivious boys and bunch of their classmates. What could go wrong?
Masterpost: http://elirwen.livejournal.com/5532.html
Masterpost: http://elirwen.livejournal.com/5532.html
Excerpt:
“Isn't it beautiful?” Merlin said and looked back at Arthur, who was watching him with a soft expression.
“It is,” Arthur said, but didn't even glance in the direction of the waterfall.
“Isn't it beautiful?” Merlin said and looked back at Arthur, who was watching him with a soft expression.
“It is,” Arthur said, but didn't even glance in the direction of the waterfall.
Day Five - Part Two
They reached the first lake, Certovo (Devil's), about an hour later. Merlin was watching Valiant and noticed him fidgeting for past ten minutes.
Gaius had his usual talk about the place. According to a legend, a girl tied a boulder to devil's tail and he made a huge valley dragging it behind. The valley filled with water, the devil couldn't outrun it and he drowned. So they named the lake after him.
Valiant run off to the forest before Gaius finished speaking.
“See? I told you so,” Arthur said with a chuckle.
“Right, but it still doesn't explain what was in the bottle.”
“Isn't it obvious? Why would someone go to forest in such a haste?”
Merlin thought about it for a sec and then it hit him.
“Oh god, she gave him a laxative?”
Arthur nodded, laughing.
“Why does she even have it with her?” Merlin asked.
“Because it's Morgana. That's how she fights.”
“Remind me never to make her angry with me,” Merlin said and shuddered at the thought.
“She has a soft spot for you,” Arthur said, patting his shoulder. “And I wouldn't let her do anything to you, anyway.”
* * *
The second lake was Cerne (Black), and Valiant once again disappeared into the forest during Gaius's talk. (The lake is called Black for its colour, which is caused by the deep surrounding forests reflecting in it. It's the biggest glacial lake in the National park Sumava.)
Val was pale and this fact combined with his sudden trips to the woods got Morgause's attention. After a short discussion with Gaius, they came to the decision that she would take Val to the bus, if he wanted to, skipping the visit of the waterfall. He took the offer and a few others, who were tired as well, joined him.
* * *
Water was falling down, cascading over the rocks. Merlin couldn't tear his eyes away from the sight before him.
They were watching from an outlook, their group still too large to allow everyone his space at the railing. Arthur stood behind Merlin, looking over his shoulder. He was close enough for Merlin to feel the heat radiating from his body.
The crowd slowly dissipated, until there were only them. Arthur still didn't move.
“Isn't it beautiful?” Merlin said and looked back at Arthur, who was watching him with a soft expression.
“It is,” Arthur said, but didn't even glance in the direction of the waterfall.
Merlin's heart was beating impossibly fast.
“Come on, lovebirds, we're leaving,” Gwaine called from behind, breaking the moment.
They pulled away from each other.
“How was your night?” Merlin asked to overcome the silence.
“Amazing,” Gwaine said. “I think I'm in love.”
“Yeah, sure,” Arthur snorted.
“Who is it, then?” Merlin asked.
“Her name is Elena. She's perfect. She won the drinking game yesterday. I think we made out later.”
“Oh god, another one,” Arthur said with a sigh.
“No, this is different,” Gwaine insisted. “We talked about soccer for hours. And then about Formula 1. She's practically a man with womanly bits.”
“I'm happy for you,” Merlin said and grinned.
* * *
Back in the camp, Morgana took Merlin by an arm and dragged him to her cabin. It was empty, Gwen had already left for dinner.
She opened the laptop, that was lying on the table, and turned its screen in Merlin's direction. There was a photo from that morning of him and Arthur, both looking down, holding hands.
She clicked to go to the next photo. It was taken at the waterfall. Merlin was looking straight ahead and Arthur, standing really close behind, was watching him.
“Why are you showing me this?” he asked her.
“Arthur is my brother, not by blood but in my heart nonetheless,” she said. “He likes you and I know you like him. I'm glad you're finally getting it.”
Merlin nodded reluctantly.
“But if you hurt him, I'd never forgive you,” she said, looking deadly serious.
Merlin gulped and the image of Val running off to the forest came to his mind.
“I wouldn't,” he said.
Morgana smiled at him.
“You don't have to look so scared, Merlin. I know you care about him. I told the same warning to Sophia, but she was stupid enough not to listen.”
“I thought that Arthur was the one to break things up,” Merlin said.
“Yes, he was. Their break-up wasn't what hurt him,” she said.
“Then what was?” Merlin asked without thinking.
“I don't think I have the right to talk about this, but let's say, she forced him to do stuff, he wasn't ready for. Don't make the same mistake,” she said.
“I won't,” he said.
“Good. Let's go get dinner.”
* * *
They went to play beach volleyball after the dinner. The boys (Arthur, Gwaine, Lance and Leon) against the girls (Gwen, Morgana, Elena and her friend Katy). Merlin was cheering from the side.
At first, it looked like girls wouldn't be much of a competition, but soon they were beating the crap out of the guys, and they won the first round.
Arthur took off his T-shirt during the pause, rest of the team following his example, and Merlin found it really hard to not stare and drool. If it was a plan to distract the enemy, it worked pretty well. They won the second round.
The third one was even until the last minutes, when the girls got their winning points.
“We let you win, right guys?” Arthur said.
“You can keep telling yourself that,” Morgana said with a smirk, took Leon by the hand and started dragging him towards her cabin.
“Enjoy the rest of the night,” she called over her shoulder.
“I don't think I want to go there any time soon,” said Gwen after a short pause.
“I was thinking about a walk. Want to join me?” Lance said.
Gwen nodded enthusiastically.
“Anyone else?” Lance asked for a good measure, but nobody really wanted to intrude.
“We're going to continue what we started yesterday, aren't we, ladies?” said Gwaine, holding both Elena and giggling Katy by the waist. “You can come with us.”
“No, thanks,” said Merlin. “Not good with alcohol, as you know.”
Gwaine looked at Arthur expectantly.
“I'll stay out too. The evening's nice,” Arthur said.
“Yeah, sure, whatever,” Gwaine said with a shrug. “Just use protection, okay?” he added.
Arthur rolled his eyes.
“Why didn't you go with them?” Merlin asked when they were all gone.
“I meant it about evening being nice. Besides, there's not many chances to see so many stars in London. There's too much light pollution.”
“It's too early for stargazing.”
“It won't be in an hour. I can go for a blanket and we could wait for it,” Arthur said.
“Okay,” Merlin said with a smile.
* * *
As Merlin found out, Arthur knew quite a lot about night sky. He showed Merlin a few of the most known constellations, adding a story for each of them.
* * *
Merlin was lying on his back on the blanket, Arthur sitting next to him, silently looking at the sky.
“How come that you know so much about stars?” Merlin asked.
“It's kind of my hobby. I've got a telescope at home.”
“Really?”
“Universe is fascinating. For instance, did you know that every year at the roughly same time comes a meteor shower called Perseids? They should arrive in a week and will be coming from that direction,” Arthur said and lowered himself to lie on his side facing Merlin, propped on his elbow.
He pointed at the sky.
“That's constellation Perseus that the shower is named after.”
Merlin looked at the sky for a moment and then back at Arthur, who was very close and watching him. Merlin shivered under his gaze.
“Are you cold?” Arthur asked and ran his fingers over the top of Merlin's hand lying on his stomach.
Merlin shook his head. Arthur's fingers moved up his arm, to the shoulder, and continued up his neck, the journey ending with Arthur's thumb caressing Merlin's cheek. He was slowly leaning closer.
Merlin's breathing quickened, he licked his lips unconsciously and closed his eyes at the same moment Arthur's lips met his.
It was just a press and slide of lips at first, but then Arthur shifted slightly and licked Merlin's bottom lip. Merlin opened his mouth instinctively and Arthur deepened the kiss.
Merlin didn't really know what to do, so he let Arthur take the lead and brought one of his hands to tangle in Arthur's hair. Arthur let out a pleased moan and slid his hand to Merlin's side. He slowly pulled away, but let the hand rest where it was.
“So, what now?” Merlin asked.
“What do you mean?”
“What is this?”
Arthur seemed nervous all of a sudden.
“Dating?” he muttered. “If you want.”
Merlin kissed Arthur's cheek.
“I do,” he whispered.
* * *
They were lying on the blanket, snuggled close. Merlin had his head on Arthur's shoulder, arm wrapped around his waist, while Arthur's hand lied on top of his, the other securing Merlin at his side.
“Are we going to tell them?” Merlin asked.
“I think they'll figure it out on their own,” Arthur answered and pulled Merlin even closer.
Day Six - Part One
Day Five - Part Three
They reached the first lake, Certovo (Devil's), about an hour later. Merlin was watching Valiant and noticed him fidgeting for past ten minutes.
Gaius had his usual talk about the place. According to a legend, a girl tied a boulder to devil's tail and he made a huge valley dragging it behind. The valley filled with water, the devil couldn't outrun it and he drowned. So they named the lake after him.
Valiant run off to the forest before Gaius finished speaking.
“See? I told you so,” Arthur said with a chuckle.
“Right, but it still doesn't explain what was in the bottle.”
“Isn't it obvious? Why would someone go to forest in such a haste?”
Merlin thought about it for a sec and then it hit him.
“Oh god, she gave him a laxative?”
Arthur nodded, laughing.
“Why does she even have it with her?” Merlin asked.
“Because it's Morgana. That's how she fights.”
“Remind me never to make her angry with me,” Merlin said and shuddered at the thought.
“She has a soft spot for you,” Arthur said, patting his shoulder. “And I wouldn't let her do anything to you, anyway.”
* * *
The second lake was Cerne (Black), and Valiant once again disappeared into the forest during Gaius's talk. (The lake is called Black for its colour, which is caused by the deep surrounding forests reflecting in it. It's the biggest glacial lake in the National park Sumava.)
Val was pale and this fact combined with his sudden trips to the woods got Morgause's attention. After a short discussion with Gaius, they came to the decision that she would take Val to the bus, if he wanted to, skipping the visit of the waterfall. He took the offer and a few others, who were tired as well, joined him.
* * *
Water was falling down, cascading over the rocks. Merlin couldn't tear his eyes away from the sight before him.
They were watching from an outlook, their group still too large to allow everyone his space at the railing. Arthur stood behind Merlin, looking over his shoulder. He was close enough for Merlin to feel the heat radiating from his body.
The crowd slowly dissipated, until there were only them. Arthur still didn't move.
“Isn't it beautiful?” Merlin said and looked back at Arthur, who was watching him with a soft expression.
“It is,” Arthur said, but didn't even glance in the direction of the waterfall.
Merlin's heart was beating impossibly fast.
“Come on, lovebirds, we're leaving,” Gwaine called from behind, breaking the moment.
They pulled away from each other.
“How was your night?” Merlin asked to overcome the silence.
“Amazing,” Gwaine said. “I think I'm in love.”
“Yeah, sure,” Arthur snorted.
“Who is it, then?” Merlin asked.
“Her name is Elena. She's perfect. She won the drinking game yesterday. I think we made out later.”
“Oh god, another one,” Arthur said with a sigh.
“No, this is different,” Gwaine insisted. “We talked about soccer for hours. And then about Formula 1. She's practically a man with womanly bits.”
“I'm happy for you,” Merlin said and grinned.
* * *
Back in the camp, Morgana took Merlin by an arm and dragged him to her cabin. It was empty, Gwen had already left for dinner.
She opened the laptop, that was lying on the table, and turned its screen in Merlin's direction. There was a photo from that morning of him and Arthur, both looking down, holding hands.
She clicked to go to the next photo. It was taken at the waterfall. Merlin was looking straight ahead and Arthur, standing really close behind, was watching him.
“Why are you showing me this?” he asked her.
“Arthur is my brother, not by blood but in my heart nonetheless,” she said. “He likes you and I know you like him. I'm glad you're finally getting it.”
Merlin nodded reluctantly.
“But if you hurt him, I'd never forgive you,” she said, looking deadly serious.
Merlin gulped and the image of Val running off to the forest came to his mind.
“I wouldn't,” he said.
Morgana smiled at him.
“You don't have to look so scared, Merlin. I know you care about him. I told the same warning to Sophia, but she was stupid enough not to listen.”
“I thought that Arthur was the one to break things up,” Merlin said.
“Yes, he was. Their break-up wasn't what hurt him,” she said.
“Then what was?” Merlin asked without thinking.
“I don't think I have the right to talk about this, but let's say, she forced him to do stuff, he wasn't ready for. Don't make the same mistake,” she said.
“I won't,” he said.
“Good. Let's go get dinner.”
* * *
They went to play beach volleyball after the dinner. The boys (Arthur, Gwaine, Lance and Leon) against the girls (Gwen, Morgana, Elena and her friend Katy). Merlin was cheering from the side.
At first, it looked like girls wouldn't be much of a competition, but soon they were beating the crap out of the guys, and they won the first round.
Arthur took off his T-shirt during the pause, rest of the team following his example, and Merlin found it really hard to not stare and drool. If it was a plan to distract the enemy, it worked pretty well. They won the second round.
The third one was even until the last minutes, when the girls got their winning points.
“We let you win, right guys?” Arthur said.
“You can keep telling yourself that,” Morgana said with a smirk, took Leon by the hand and started dragging him towards her cabin.
“Enjoy the rest of the night,” she called over her shoulder.
“I don't think I want to go there any time soon,” said Gwen after a short pause.
“I was thinking about a walk. Want to join me?” Lance said.
Gwen nodded enthusiastically.
“Anyone else?” Lance asked for a good measure, but nobody really wanted to intrude.
“We're going to continue what we started yesterday, aren't we, ladies?” said Gwaine, holding both Elena and giggling Katy by the waist. “You can come with us.”
“No, thanks,” said Merlin. “Not good with alcohol, as you know.”
Gwaine looked at Arthur expectantly.
“I'll stay out too. The evening's nice,” Arthur said.
“Yeah, sure, whatever,” Gwaine said with a shrug. “Just use protection, okay?” he added.
Arthur rolled his eyes.
“Why didn't you go with them?” Merlin asked when they were all gone.
“I meant it about evening being nice. Besides, there's not many chances to see so many stars in London. There's too much light pollution.”
“It's too early for stargazing.”
“It won't be in an hour. I can go for a blanket and we could wait for it,” Arthur said.
“Okay,” Merlin said with a smile.
* * *
As Merlin found out, Arthur knew quite a lot about night sky. He showed Merlin a few of the most known constellations, adding a story for each of them.
* * *
Merlin was lying on his back on the blanket, Arthur sitting next to him, silently looking at the sky.
“How come that you know so much about stars?” Merlin asked.
“It's kind of my hobby. I've got a telescope at home.”
“Really?”
“Universe is fascinating. For instance, did you know that every year at the roughly same time comes a meteor shower called Perseids? They should arrive in a week and will be coming from that direction,” Arthur said and lowered himself to lie on his side facing Merlin, propped on his elbow.
He pointed at the sky.
“That's constellation Perseus that the shower is named after.”
Merlin looked at the sky for a moment and then back at Arthur, who was very close and watching him. Merlin shivered under his gaze.
“Are you cold?” Arthur asked and ran his fingers over the top of Merlin's hand lying on his stomach.
Merlin shook his head. Arthur's fingers moved up his arm, to the shoulder, and continued up his neck, the journey ending with Arthur's thumb caressing Merlin's cheek. He was slowly leaning closer.
Merlin's breathing quickened, he licked his lips unconsciously and closed his eyes at the same moment Arthur's lips met his.
It was just a press and slide of lips at first, but then Arthur shifted slightly and licked Merlin's bottom lip. Merlin opened his mouth instinctively and Arthur deepened the kiss.
Merlin didn't really know what to do, so he let Arthur take the lead and brought one of his hands to tangle in Arthur's hair. Arthur let out a pleased moan and slid his hand to Merlin's side. He slowly pulled away, but let the hand rest where it was.
“So, what now?” Merlin asked.
“What do you mean?”
“What is this?”
Arthur seemed nervous all of a sudden.
“Dating?” he muttered. “If you want.”
Merlin kissed Arthur's cheek.
“I do,” he whispered.
* * *
They were lying on the blanket, snuggled close. Merlin had his head on Arthur's shoulder, arm wrapped around his waist, while Arthur's hand lied on top of his, the other securing Merlin at his side.
“Are we going to tell them?” Merlin asked.
“I think they'll figure it out on their own,” Arthur answered and pulled Merlin even closer.
Day Six - Part One
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